Carlos E. Juarez

Subscribe to Carlos E. Juarez's Posts

Carlos Juarez is an Associate in Mayer Brown's New York office and a member of the Capital Markets practice.

Follow:Carlos E.'s Linkedin Profile

The Investor Advisory Committee (the “Committee”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) will hold a virtual public meeting on December 4, 2025, to discuss corporate governance regulatory reforms and the emergence of tokenization of equity securities.  In addition, the Committee will discuss a potential recommendation to the SEC relating to disclosure of the…

Although it may seem early, it is already time to start preparing for the 2026 annual report and proxy season.  While many disclosure requirements remain consistent from prior years, there has been a significant shift in the focus of, and discourse relating to, the priorities of the Securities and Exchange Commission.  Practitioners started to see…

On September 30, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a press release, providing updates to market participants on the progress of implementing the rules on central clearing of certain secondary market transactions in U.S. Treasury securities (the “Rules”). As we previously discussed, in February 2025, the SEC extended the compliance dates and…

Nasdaq Private Market’s State of the Private Market: 2025 report shows private company valuations beginning to recover, liquidity programs surging, and private company performance stabilizing relative to public benchmarks following two years of turbulence.

In 2024, total proceeds raised through secondary tender offers surpassed venture-backed IPO volume.  Over that same period, the number of private…

PitchBook’s recently published Q3 2025 Analyst Note shows how the market has shifted since the 2021 IPO boom.  Through June 30, 2025, only 18 US companies completed IPOs, pacing the year for the lowest total in a decade.  Within that small group, 10 unicorns went public, including seven tech companies.  Median IPO valuations this year…

On August 25, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an opinion in National Association of Private Fund Managers v. SEC addressing Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or the “Commission”) Rule 10c-1a under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Securities Lending Reporting Rule, and Rule 13f-2 under the…

Funding for artificial intelligence (AI) companies totaled $47.3 billion globally in Q2 2025, the second-highest quarter on record and the third straight quarter above $40 billion according to CB Insights’ report The State of AI (Q2 2025).  Total first half 2025 funding outpaced 2024 funding, raising $116.1 billion versus 2024’s $104.7 billion.  Deal volume reached…

On August 6, 2025, the Staff of the Division of Trading and Markets of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released an updated set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) addressing the application of Rule 15c3-3a to cleared US Treasury securities.  While these responses reflect only staff views and are not an SEC rulemaking, they provide…

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the financial services sector, moving from pilot projects into scaled enterprise adoption.  CB Insights’ latest report addresses 100 actual applications of generative Al in financial services and insurance (the “Report”).  According to the Report, banks, insurers, and wealth managers are deploying large language models (LLMs) in order to…

Global fintech funding reached $10.5 billion in the second quarter of 2025, marking the second consecutive quarter above $10 billion, a first since early 2023.  In aggregate, fintech companies raised $21.2 billion in the first half of 2025.  Deal volume fell to 804 in the second quarter, continuing the multi-year slowdown from 2021 highs.  US-based…